A Fathers Song

I see you on the kitchen floor Three weeks past the age of four Will you remember this There's so much that I'd like to say Cause someday you'll push me away And leave your innocence Your father's father loved in his own way, We had our moments but he would always say I will fail but always try And I will do wrong things and apologize And show you what it's like to forgive I'll give you space but never leave, And be your safe place for you to grieve When you get lost please remember this A fathers love knows where you live I see your arm around someone The salt and sugar of young love I do remember this A heart can break a thousand ways There's wisdom in the scars we make And time will heal the rest I'm just a father who's learning his own way All I can offer is exactly what my daddy would say I will fail but always try I will do wrong things and apologize And show you what it's like to forgive I give you space but never leave And be your safe place for you to grieve When you get lost please remember this A fathers love knows where you live And I will do my best To not cushion every fall Even though my heart tells me to save you from it all There will be tears and jealousy There will be loss and victory But when your daddy's gone I hope that you will see That I failed but always tried I did some wrong things and apologized And showed you what it's like to forgive I gave you space but wouldn't leave I'm still a safe place for you to grieve When you get lost please remember this That I failed but always tried I did some wrong things and apologized And showed you what it's like to forgive I gave you space but wouldn't leave I'm still a safe place for you to grieve When you get lost please remember this A fathers love knows where you live Knows where you live